Sinead O’Connor reveals troubled childhood: ‘She ran a torture chamber’

IT’S been a troubling year for singer Sinead O’Connor. And she’s set to open up about everything on Dr Phil’s TV show.

SINEAD O’Connor will appear on Dr Phil next week to discuss her struggles with mental health issues.

According to Billboard, the singer will appear for the show’s US return next Tuesday to kick of the 16th season.

A teaser for the emotional interview shows the Nothing Compares 2 U singer opening up about her difficult past. She also alleges her mother, who died when she was 19, was abusive.

“She ran a torture chamber,” Sinead says in the clip. “She was a person who took delight in hurting you.”

O’Connor has been open about her mental health issues in the past, last month posting a 12-minute Facebook video from a New Jersey hotel room in which she talked about dealing with suicidal thoughts.

In the interview, O’Connor tells Dr Phil: “I’m so grateful and very happy, very excited to be getting some proper help.”

She also addresses the treatment of mental health on the show, saying: “The fact that there’s such stigma about mental illness means that the illness doesn’t get talked about.”

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This article first appeared on the New Zealand Herald.